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South Korea has more cases of bird flu in dogs
On March 24, South Korea announced it had discovered a number of cases of bird flu infection in dogs, thereby providing further evidence that the virus has spread to oth…
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H7N9 virus can attack Vietnam and some Asian countries
H7N9 is an influenza A virus that has claimed the lives of about 100 people since it appeared in March 2013 in China.
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Alarm to spread bird flu from cats to humans
The first case in New York City was discovered and reported to be infected with a rare, avian flu virus that can spread directly from cats to humans.
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More cases of H7N9 infection in China
A 64-year-old farmer in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, was confirmed as the next H7N9 infection, bringing the total number of bird flu cases in China to 4 this fall.
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Hong Kong confirmed the first H7N9 infection
According to the BBC, the victim was identified as a 36-year-old maid, Indonesian nationality, hospitalized on November 27 after symptoms of cough and shortness of breat…
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First death due to H10N8 flu
In a report released Dec. 18, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first death due to the H10N8 bird flu virus on a Chinese woman.
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Warning for H7N9 flu can spread from person to person
A 31-year-old surgeon in Shanghai (China) has just died from H7N9 flu, raising fears that the virus could spread from person to person.
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China added 10 cases of H7N9 infection in 1 day
In the context of the massive influx of people returning home and many birds being moved during the Lunar New Year, the H7N9 epidemic is likely to boom in China.
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Malaysia announced the first case of H7N9 influenza virus infection
Ministry of Health Malaysia on February 12 announced that the country has appeared the first case of H7N9 flu as a Chinese tourist.
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Hong Kong discovered more cases of the 6th flu H7N9
On March 4, Hong Kong health authorities (China) confirmed a new case of human H7N9 flu infection.
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China: 30% of people infected with H7N9 have died
A Chinese official, Chung Nam Son, confirmed that China now has 340 cases of H7N9 infection and a death rate of up to 30%.
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Many cases of H1N1 serious complications
Only on March 16, the Hanoi Central Hospital of Emergency Medicine received 2 cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the condition of dyspnea, respiratory failure, bilateral lun…
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H7 strain bird flu first appeared in Macau
On March 13, the government of the Special Administrative Region of Macau (China) said it had discovered for the first time the H7 bird flu virus in live poultry samples…
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The second patient in the South died of H1N1 flu
The 61-year-old man in Dong Thap has just died at Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City), the test result of samples positive for influenza A / H1N1 virus.
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The first case of infection with H6N1 flu in the world
On June 21, the Taiwanese Territorial Authority (China) recorded the first human H6N1 virus infection in the world, because it was the only strain discovered in poultry.